McLeod wrestled the lead from Aaron Cameron in the early running, ending the Garry Rogers Motorsport driver’s early choke-hold on the series.
Cameron qualified on pole position for the second race in a row, sharing the front row with the young charger.
McLeod led home Supercars star Cameron, with former Super2 front-runner Tyler Everingham rounding out the podium.
James Moffat held on to finish in fourth position, while Josh Anderson rounded out the top five.
Moffat made slight contact with Cameron exiting Turn 1 at the race start as the three at the front battled closely.
GRM’s James Golding made his way past Cameron for second position in the opening laps as Cameron battled with slight side-skirt damage.
Jack Perkins unfortunately did not start the race following a continued gearbox issue.
Open wheel graduate Imogen Radburn ground to a halt after a handful of laps with a mechanical issue.
Golding began to slow at the mid-point of the race with a suspected loose right rear wheel, pulling off into the pits from second position.
The team at GRM got Golding back out, finishing two laps down in 10th position.
Keith Kassulke battled through to take a second win in the Dark Horse Legends class, despite exploring the gravel in the late stages of the race.
Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge
Hunter Robb went back-to-back in race two, taking his second win in as many races.
Robb held off a charging Lincoln Taylor to take the win by just 0.6427s, with Kamal Mrad rounding out the podium.
Dean Wanless brought out the first of two safety cars when he found the wall on the exit of Hayshed.
As the field circulated around to the restart, Robb held the pack for a significant period when the green flag dropped, resulting in Eric Constantinidis finding the wall at the back of the pack.
The Pro-Am contender’s car was towed quickly off the circuit while the safety car came out for a second time, setting up a quick dash to the finish.
Anthony Gilbertson went back-to-back in the Pro-Am class following a late race spin from Lachy Harburg.
Harburg recovered to finish fourth in class, 16th position outright.
Kobi Williams fought through to take victory in a dramatic conclusion to Race 3, the first Jim Richards Enduro Cup race of the season.
Following an enthralling battle where Daniel Quimby took the lead from Xavier Avramides, a blown right rear tyre for Quimby saw Williams inherit the lead with one lap to go.
Early leader Robb was spun off the road by Taylor in contact between the pair after two quick safety cars in the opening laps.
Taylor was penalised with a drive-through, coming home in 13th position while Robb was relegated back to 20th.
Anthony Gilbertson swept the weekend in the Pro-Am class, coming home in eighth outright.
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Australasia
Jim Pollicina took the win in Race 2 of Ferrari Challenge after an incident-plagued race.
The race was restarted after a lengthy red flag and clean-up effort, leaving Pollicina in the lead to run away with the race win, but not before a second incident.
Ernst Kirchmayr had set about a recovery mission after pitting under the red flag, while all other cars stayed out on the circuit.
Kirchmayr was forced wide into the grass by Damian Hamilton, sending the Austrian sliding out of control and into David Trewern.
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